POFQ - How are the buses?

[mick0613]

This is the first time we won't have a car at WDW. How are the buses from POFQ to the parks? How often do they run?

We are planning to have some dinners at the GF so I think we can ride the monorail from MK to get there right?

 

[johnnyr]

This is the first time we won't have a car at WDW. How are the buses from POFQ to the parks? How often do they run?

We are planning to have some dinners at the GF so I think we can ride the monorail from MK to get there right?

I have not stayed at POFQ for a few years but when I did the bus service was great. They make a stop at POR. It used to be you were the first picked up going to the parks and the first to be dropped off coming back.

 

[Padstack]

We stayed there in Sept. 08 and did not have any problems with the buses at POFQ. Even when we shared with POR on the rare occasion things ran smoothly and the extra time it took was hardly noticeable.

 

[clanmcculloch]

We were just there in December so here's our experience. I don't know if it's always like this or if they did things differently because of crowds over Christmas.

We hit the parks in time for their opening ceremonies most mornings. That early in the morning, I don't think the busses every went to POR which was really nice since the trip was so much faster without it. I don't think we ever waited more than 15 minutes for a bus that early.

Magic Kingdom always had it's own bus I believe, regardless of time of day. POFQ and POR have their own bus stops at MK.

Because POFQ was always dropped off first (well, except for coming back from DTD where the route is reversed and it's last, but there's the boats for DTD so it doesn't matter; it was raining so we chose the bus that day), it didn't matter that the bus was shared with POR, other than the number of people on the bus that is. All the resorts besides MK shared busses back.

When we'd go to the parks later in the day (any time after park opening), we did have to sit through going to all the stops at POR. It was no big deal since we had allowed plenty of time for this, but it certainly did make for a longer ride. Loading of ECVs at POR stops was often very time consuming because people had to be moved from their seats in order to lift the seat for the ECV spot. Loading ECVs is always easiest on an empty bus (which is why they don't allow anybody on until they're loaded) but this isn't possible for people getting on at POR. This didn't happen often and I felt bad for them when it did. It's certainly something I'd mention to anybody considering staying at POR with an ECV.

We loved the transportation at POFQ. It's definitely one of the many things that will keep it on my short list of resorts to consider for future trips.

 

[Padstack]

clan - Since you mentioned the boats, I figured I would add that when it rained during our DTD day, the boats were shut down so either bus or taxi back to the resort was the only option.

 

[My 2 princesses]

We had the bus to ourselves on a number of occassion in September '09. We always had a seat as well, since POFQ is the first pick up point. Awesome...we loved it there.

 

[FLDisneyFan]

I was at Port Orleans / French Quarter earlier this month. The buses for the theme parks came 15 or so minutes apart. I never waited very long for them. I was meeting some friends for dinner at the Polynesian Resort, so I took the bus to Magic Kingdom, then the monorail to Poly. I did a reversal on the way back, though someone said I could have taken the monorail to the Transportation and Ticket Center too.

I found the boats to be nice, but slow, for Downtown Disney. I had a car there, but wanted to explore different modes of transport while there.